Chinese President Xi Jinping's just-concluded three-nation Eurasia tour gained new momentum for the Belt and Road Initiative and boosted the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Chinese President Xi Jinping returned to Beijing on Friday after his state visit to Serbia, Poland and Uzbekistan and attendance at the 16th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met here Thursday on enhancing bilateral ties and promoting the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)'s role in regional development and security.

China and Serbia have agreed to strengthen military cooperation as Fang Fenghui, a member of China's Central Military Commission (CMC), held talks with visiting chief of Serbian armed forces Ljubisa Dikovic Tuesday in Beijing.

In a two-day state visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, China and Uzbekistan, two important nations along the ancient Silk Road, agreed to upgrade their bilateral relationship to a "comprehensive strategic partnership," vowing to deepen ties in various fields.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a free trade area between China and the Russia-led Eurasian Economic Union to beef up cooperation between the two sides. Putin has described the Silk Road Economic Belt as a quote-"very well-timed and appealing" initiative that has "great potential."

A meeting has been held between visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Uzbek counterpart Islam Karimov, with the two sides agreeing to elevate bilateral ties and focus on jointly promoting the Belt and Road Initiative.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization last year launched the process of absorbing India and Pakistan as new members. This is the first time the SCO has sought to enlarge its membership since it was established in 2001.

During his time in Warsaw, President Xi Jinping attended the opening of this year's Silk Road Forum. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Xi Jinping has issued a call for increased cooperation through the "Belt and Road" initiative.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the world of international politics is a very significant regional multilateral but close knit organization which has six members from the Eurasian region. Originally it was called that Shanghai Five with China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan as its members.

With the world economy still licking its wounds from the financial meltdown of 2008, and China's economy still showing promise, President Xi decided to put China on the driving seat of the world economy through the "Belt and Road" initiative.